Accounting for politics in green energy transitionsPhys.OrgImage: Simulation of renewable energy share in the United States, 2013-20260. AR5 450 ppm is a transition necessary for the U.S. to support the 450 ppm mitigation pathway in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Colored lines and prediction …more … Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest […]

USA TODAY Can NY solar-electric deal recharge US green–energy effort?USA TODAYThe head of the leading rooftop solar company in the U.S. told me last year that one of his top priorities was to strike deals with electric utilities that would make them partners rather than rivals in the changing power sector. “I'm very interested … […]

New York Times Renewable Energy Stumbles Toward the FutureNew York TimesSunEdison was, after all, a red-hot company in a red-hot space — renewable energy. Its market capitalization reached nearly $10 billion, putting it on a par with the likes of Wynn Resorts of Las Vegas. Among the believers betting on its stock was the …SHOCKER: Another […]

Sudbury.com Government control, green energy to blame for climbing hydro prices, prof saysSudbury.comLee blames much of the rising electricity prices on "the green energy agenda" in Ontario in recent years. "I remember in the 1960s and 70s we had some of the lowest electricity prices in all of North America." "Last decade, Quebec Premier Jean […]

Washington Times MONICA CROWLEY: How the green energy bullies drive povertyWashington TimesGreen energy poverty is defined as a household in which 10 percent or more of the residents' income is spent on household energy costs (excluding gasoline and other transportation-related costs). Higher green energy costs leave families with less money …Earth Day's Anti-Fossil Fuel Focus […]

Stop & Shop Opens State-of-the-Art Green Energy FacilityPR Newswire (press release)QUINCY, Mass., April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC celebrated the opening of its Green Energy Facility in Freetown, Mass. on April 15, just in time for Earth Day. The innovative facility will convert inedible food … and more » Brought […]

Business Green Green energy dreams come true at Disney World with unveiling of Mickey Mouse-shaped solar farmBusiness GreenA new 5MW solar farm in the iconic shape of Mickey Mouse was formally unveiled last week at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The 5MW installation is operated by US utility Duke Energy, which is leasing […]

Charlotte Observer Utilities Commission rejects test of third-party green energy salesCharlotte ObserverThe N.C. Utilities Commission has rejected a Durham advocacy group's test of a state law that allows only utilities to directly sell renewable energy. The group, NC WARN, installed solar panels on the roof of a Greensboro church and sold electricity to … and […]

NL Times Hundreds of Dutch green energy windmills operating at a lossNL TimesHundreds of wind turbines in the Netherlands are operating at a loss and are in danger of being demolished. The main cause is the very low energy prices, which mean that the maintaining the turbines cost more than what the generated energy bring […]

Green Energy gases upreNewsGreen Energy UK chief executive Doug Stewart said: “Supplying 100% renewable gas and electricity has always been an ambition for Green Energy UK and I'm delighted that we are the first energy supplier in the UK to offer green gas to our existing and … and more » Brought to you by Google […]